WinXP offers a built-in System Recovery. I have some questions:

1.) Is this feature enabled by default when I install WinXP from scratch?

2.) How do I list how many, and when the last (available) System Recovery Snapshots were done ?
And who initiated originally the backup (manual/program)

3.) How do I find out how much space (in MB) the next System backup Snapshot requires on harddisc partition?

4.) Are multiple System Recovery Snapshots saved independently or is there an incremental saving?

5.) As I noticed there is the possibility of taking a System Backup manually.
But the System Backup can be initiated automatically by some (unknown) program.

How do I disable all these "hidden" system backups (or force a confirmation)
and allow only manual system backups ?

Arnold

Hi!

I came to know that you have some issues related to the system restore
feature of windows XP.

1. Yes, when you install Windows xp on a system, the system restore feature
is enabled by default.

2. System restore feature works like this : restore points are created by
the system of its own time by time. Normally whenever you update the windows,
install some applications or make any such modifications, Generally a restore
point is created automatically. To know what are the available restore points
available in your system, you can click start, click all programs, click
accessories, click system tools and clcik system restore. It will give you
the information.

You can also disable (not recommended), the system restore in your system.

For more information, visit the links :

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;306084

Regards,

Amit Gupta
mail: (E-Mail Removed)

"Arnold Peters" wrote:

> WinXP offers a built-in System Recovery. I have some questions:
>
> 1.) Is this feature enabled by default when I install WinXP from scratch?
>
> 2.) How do I list how many, and when the last (available) System Recovery Snapshots were done ?
> And who initiated originally the backup (manual/program)
>
> 3.) How do I find out how much space (in MB) the next System backup Snapshot requires on harddisc partition?
>
> 4.) Are multiple System Recovery Snapshots saved independently or is there an incremental saving?
>
> 5.) As I noticed there is the possibility of taking a System Backup manually.
> But the System Backup can be initiated automatically by some (unknown) program.
>
> How do I disable all these "hidden" system backups (or force a confirmation)
> and allow only manual system backups ?
>
> Arnold
>
>

The system restore feature is handy. And if your system is finely tuned, the
restore feature will make restore points at strategic times that will ensure
your pc's recovery. You can get more information from microsoft.com It is
also a good idea to have a "backup" of the hd as well. Or even better a disk
image.


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"Amit Gupta" wrote:

> Hi!
>
> I came to know that you have some issues related to the system restore
> feature of windows XP.
>
> 1. Yes, when you install Windows xp on a system, the system restore feature
> is enabled by default.
>
> 2. System restore feature works like this : restore points are created by
> the system of its own time by time. Normally whenever you update the windows,
> install some applications or make any such modifications, Generally a restore
> point is created automatically. To know what are the available restore points
> available in your system, you can click start, click all programs, click
> accessories, click system tools and clcik system restore. It will give you
> the information.
>
> You can also disable (not recommended), the system restore in your system.
>
> For more information, visit the links :
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;306084
>
> Regards,
>
> Amit Gupta
> mail: (E-Mail Removed)
>
> "Arnold Peters" wrote:
>
> > WinXP offers a built-in System Recovery. I have some questions:
> >
> > 1.) Is this feature enabled by default when I install WinXP from scratch?
> >
> > 2.) How do I list how many, and when the last (available) System Recovery Snapshots were done ?
> > And who initiated originally the backup (manual/program)
> >
> > 3.) How do I find out how much space (in MB) the next System backup Snapshot requires on harddisc partition?
> >
> > 4.) Are multiple System Recovery Snapshots saved independently or is there an incremental saving?
> >
> > 5.) As I noticed there is the possibility of taking a System Backup manually.
> > But the System Backup can be initiated automatically by some (unknown) program.
> >
> > How do I disable all these "hidden" system backups (or force a confirmation)
> > and allow only manual system backups ?
> >
> > Arnold
> >
> >